M&A Deal Summary

MidOcean Partners and Crestview Partners Acquire OneLink Communications

On October 1, 2005, private equity firms MidOcean Partners and Crestview Partners acquired communications company OneLink Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MidOcean Partners’ 1st and Crestview Partners’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is MidOcean Partners’ 1st and Crestview Partners’ 1st transaction in Puerto Rico.
Investment Fate
  • OneLink Communications was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2012 for 585M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-10-01
Target OneLink Communications
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) MidOcean Partners
Crestview Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

OneLink Communications

San Juan, Puerto Rico
One link communications is a provider of cable services and the sole cable franchisee in the greater San Juan area.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

MidOcean Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MidOcean Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in middle-market companies throughout North America. The Firm has a preference for consumer and business services sectors including automotive, food/beverage, retail, consumer products, information services, infrastructure services, training and more. MidOcean seeks opportunities valued between $150 and $750 million where it can commit $75 to $300 million. In addition to investing equity, MidOcean also looks to provide flexible credit solutions as well. MidOcean Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 60
Sector (Communications) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 8 of 18
Country (Puerto Rico) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-22 Beziers

London, United Kingdom

Beziers is a provider of Integrated marketing services including consulting, design, printing and production, logistics fulfillment and ecommerce.

Buy £77M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-06 VITAQUEST International

West Caldwell, New Jersey, United States

VITAQUEST INTERNATIONAL has built a reputation over three decades as a trusted leader in the formulation, development and manufacture of custom dietary supplements. We pride ourselves on our ability to innovate, creating more than 2000 new products every year for clients in more than 40 countries around the world.

Sell $166M
Buyer

Crestview Partners

New York, New York, United States


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Crestview Partners is a private equity firm focused on challenging investment situations. Crestview targets opportunities across a broad range of industries, with a special interest in asset management, media, healthcare and financial service companies. The Firm looks to commit $100 to $250 million of equity capital in transactions valued between $500 million and $3 billion. Crestview Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 55
Sector (Communications) 1 of 6
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 14
Country (Puerto Rico) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-05-05 Cumulus Media Partners

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Cumulus Media Partners, LLC owns and operates radio broadcasting stations. The company, through its AM and FM radio stations, serves listeners, communities, advertisers, and agencies in Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, York, Albemarle, and Anniston. The company was formerly known as Susquehanna Radio Corp. and it changed its name to Cumulus Media Partners, LLC in May, 2006.

Buy $1.3B